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Had my first product design test today with
PTC. I signed a non-disclosure agreement so I can’t really say much but
what I can say is that I walked out of there feeling like Amber haha. I
critiqued everything to the fullest and it just shows how much I’ve learned in
such 3 short days.

Today I had an amygdala hijacking aka someone
said something completely sexist and I had to leave the room for a bit.
Speaking to Amber about it later made me realize that I am no longer in a
wonderful liberal arts conference on top of a magical mountain. She explained
to me that if she let people get to her she wouldn’t be who she is today… She
gave me a guide to help

Amber's coping guide

·Assume positive things…even when they are
jerks.

·Understand the context and how people are
produced around you.

·When you want to feel jealous or upset think
of the pains that the other person might be going through or the constraints
the other person might be going through in their life…

·Keep in mind the thoughts are taking up all of
your time and none of theirs.

·You deserve to be in any given place no matter
what.

·When people say, you can’t do a thing remember
that social norms are repeated everyday but they aren’t real it’s just people
repeating things.

·When you talk about stuff keep it on topic.

·If you feel the need to leave and cool down.

·You have a short period of time on this earth
and you want to do the things you are focused on that is under your control and
no one can take that away from you.

·Not everyone will have the capacity to
understand where you are coming from but you will have the capacity to
understand and ignore.

·Whenever you feel bad make sure you need to
exercise and eat bc it’s a loop if you don’t